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California State University-Monterey Bay Graduate Schools

California State University-Monterey Bay (referred to as CSUMB) is a Public, 4 years school located in Seaside, CA. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at California State University-Monterey Bay is $8,652 for California residents and $18,156 for out-of-state students. The school has 831 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,540 including undergraduate students.

California State University-Monterey Bay Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (6/21/2003 - Current).

CSUMB Directory Information
School Name	California State University-Monterey Bay (CSUMB)
Address	100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA 93955-8001
Phone	831-582-3000
Web	https://www.csumb.edu
Online Application	https://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://csumb.edu/financialaid

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at California State University-Monterey Bay is $8,652 for California residents and $18,156 for out-of-state students. The school has 831 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,540 including undergraduate students.Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

CSUMB Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,156 $8,652 for California Residents
Student Population	831
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's
Number of Programs	9 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	24 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at California State University-Monterey Bay is $8,652 for California residents and $18,156 for out-of-state students for academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is -$1 for California residents and $396 for out-of-state students. California State University-Monterey Bay offers the alternative tuition plans.

CSUMB 2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
California Residents	$8,652
Out-of-State	$18,156
Tuition per Credit Hour
California Residents	-$1
Out-of-State	$396

California State University-Monterey Bay offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services at CSUMB
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2022 Tuition, Fees, Other College Costs

For academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of California State University-Monterey Bay is $8,652 for California residents and $18,156 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.41% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 16, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	California Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$7,176	$1,301	$16,680	$1,301
2018-2019	$7,176	$1,401	$16,680	$1,401
2019-2020	$7,176	$1,401	$16,680	$1,401
2020-2021	$7,176	$1,401	$16,680	$1,401
2021-2022	$7,176	$1,476	$16,680	$1,476

The graduate school tuition & fees of CSUMB is average compared to public graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,187 and the California graduate tuition is $21,959 (public) / $23,736 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
California State University-Monterey Bay	$8,652	$18,156
All Graduate Schools	$11,040	$19,187
Public	$11,040	$20,146
Private	$19,294
California Graduate Schools	$11,285	$22,237
Public	$11,285	$21,959
Private	$23,736

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $14,118 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at California State University-Monterey Bay. On-campus living costs are decreased by -1.74% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,390. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -11.56% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Costs
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$12,396	$2,070	$13,292	$2,958
2018-2019	$12,396	$2,109	$13,292	$2,988
2019-2020	$13,711	$2,070	$15,040	$2,958
2020-2021	$10,895	$2,771	$16,580	$4,213
2021-2022	$10,895	$2,533	$15,167	$3,223

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $396 at California State University-Monterey Bay. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$396
2018-2019	$396
2019-2020	$396
2020-2021	$396
2021-2022	$396

Graduate Programs at CSUMB

California State University-Monterey Bay offers 11 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 229 students have completed their study at California State University-Monterey Bay.

Offered Degrees at California State University-Monterey Bay
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	9	2	213
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	0	16
Total	11	2	229

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at California State University-Monterey Bay by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Illustration program with 14 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 79 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at California State University-Monterey Bay
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Illustration	✕	14	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at California State University-Monterey Bay
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	79	$73,900
Social Work	✕	49	$57,100
Education	✔	34	$61,600
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	28	-
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management	✕	15	-

California State University-Monterey Bay offers 11 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 229 students have completed their graduate studies.

213 students have earned/completed Master's program.
16 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources And Conservation [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	0	-
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management	✕	15	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	62 completers	$61,600
Education	✔	34	$61,600
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	28	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	0	-
Marine Sciences	✕	8	-
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Psychology	✕	0	-
School Psychology	✕	0	-
Human Services [+]	✕	49 completers	-
	✕	0	-
Public Administration	✕	0	-
Social Work	✕	49	$57,100
Business [+]	✔	79 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✔	0	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	79	$73,900
	Total	213

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	2	-
Visual And Performing Arts [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	0	-
Illustration	✕	14	-
	Total	16

Graduate Student Population at CSUMB

For academic year 2021-2022, total 900 students enrolled into California State University-Monterey Bay graduate schools where it has total 7,540 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 637 full-time and 263 part-time graduate students. By gender, 261 male and 639 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	900	261	639
Full-time	637	176	461
Part-tme	263	85	178

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 333 White (37.00%), 20 Black/African American (2.22%), 355 Hispanic (39.44%), 79 Asian (8.78%), and 113 students with other races. 27 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	900	261	639
American Indian/Native American	2	1	1
Asian	79	32	47
Black/African American	20	6	14
Hispanic	355	83	272
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	2	3
White	333	107	226
Two More	26	6	20
Un-Known	53	20	33
Non-resident Alien	27	4	23

California State University-Monterey Bay offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 568 graduate students (63.11% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 302 graduate students (33.56% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.